Paradoxosomatidae

Paradoxosomatidae
Asiomorpha coarctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Suborder: Paradoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
Family: Paradoxosomatidae
Daday, 1889
Diversity
c. 200 genera, 975 species
Synonyms

Strongylosomatidae Cook, 1895

Paradoxosomatidae, the only family in the suborder Paradoxosomatidea (also known as Strongylosomatidea),[1] is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. Containing nearly 200 genera and 975 species as of 2013, it is one of the largest families of millipedes.[2] Paradoxosomatids occur on all continents except Antarctica, and can generally be distinguished by dorsal grooves on most body segments and a dumb-bell shaped gonopod aperture. Notable groups within the Paradoxosomatidae include the dragon millipedes of Southeast Asia, and the widely introduced greenhouse millipede Oxidus gracilis.[3]

  1. ^ "Paradoxosomatidea Daday, 1889". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Catalog2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ McCormack, Gerald (2007). "Oxidus gracilis, Short-flange Millipede". Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Retrieved 14 October 2013.